[Name Change](#namechange)                                        --
[Private care](#private)                                          --
[Self-medding](#self-hrt)



## Name Change {#namechange}

See:
<http://www.transequality.org/documents/state/maine>

This has information about how to change your legal name/ID, across various
parts of USA.

### South Carolina

<https://www.scequality.org/public/files/docs/SCNameChangePacket-small.pdf>

Name Change info: [here](common/docs.zip)



## Private care {#private}

### Chase Brexton (Maryland, USA)

<http://www.chasebrexton.org/>

Informed consent clinic in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. If you live in this
area or nearby areas (e.g. Washington DC) then you can use this clinic
for HRT. **Informed consent means you just get HRT, once they check your
blood test results and so on (i.e. no gatekeeping).**

This clinic \*also\* prescribes sublingual estradiol, unlike most
clinics (it also can prescribe oral or transdermal). Most clinics do not
prescribe sublingual.

Go to [chasebrexton.org](http://www.chasebrexton.org/)

### Fenway Health (Massachusetts, USA)

<http://fenwayhealth.org/>

Informed consent clinic. If you live in the state of Massachusetts, you
can use this provider for HRT. You can also use this if you live nearby,
e.g. Rhode Island.

They also have [this useful
guide](http://fenwayhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/Massachusetts-ID-Change-Quick-Guide.pdf)
showing how to change your legal name and gender marker on official
documents, if you live in Massachusetts.

Go to [fenwayhealth.org](http://fenwayhealth.org/).

### Thundermist  (Rhode Island, USA)

<http://www.thundermisthealth.org/Services/TransHealthAccess.aspx>

Informed consent clinic, can prescribe hormones.

Go to <http://www.thundermisthealth.org/Services/TransHealthAccess.aspx>

### Michelle Forcier (Rhode Island, Providence, USA)

<https://www.lifespan.org/michelle-forcier-md>

Go to your GP, and ask for a referral to her. The hospital that she
operates in is:

    RIH Dept. of Pediatrics
    245 Chapman St, Ste 100
    Providence, RI 02905
    401-444-5980
    401-444-3873

Go to <https://www.lifespan.org/michelle-forcier-md>



## Self-medding {#self-hrt}

In the US, depending on your city/state, you might be able to get HRT
prescribed quickly (within a month) by a doctor, instead of having to
self-medicate. Look for an *informed consent* clinic in your area.

If you can get HRT quickly via informed consent, we recommend doing that
instead of self-medicating. Your insurance will cover any expenses, and
if not, HRT is usually cheap enough without insurance, depending on
income (it's certainly cheaper than self-medicating, in a lot of
cases).

[We have a list of informed consent clinics here](private-care.md) - if
you know of any that are not listed there, let us know!

